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Wednesday, 28 October 2026 - Afternoon- 15:00-17:30
| NATIONAL STATEMENTS |
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No. | Name and Title | Country |
| 1. | H.E. Dr. Yousef Sharaf Deputy Minister, Ministry of Local Administration and Environment | Syrian Arab Republic |
| 2. | H.E. Koularambaye Koudja Vice-Minister of Environment, Fisheries and Sustainable Development | Chad |
| 3. | Mr. Atty. Ernesto D. Adobo, Jr. Undersecretary for Legal and Administration, Department of Environment and Natural Resources | The Philippines |
| 4. | Ms. Agnes Aldino Orifa Oswaha Ambassador, Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation | South Sudan |
| 5. | Ms. Silvana Lesca Barolin Ambassador of Uruguay in Armenia | Uruguay |
| 6. | Mr. Joseph Caruana Permanent Secretary, Ministry for Energy, the Environment and the Regeneration of the Grand Harbour | Malta |
| 7. | Ms. Nouf Ali Behbehani Acting Director General, Environment Public Authority | Kuwait |
| 8. | Dr. Remy Pale Permanent Secretary for the Coordination of Agricultural Sectoral Policies and Sustainable Development | Burkina Faso |
| 9. | Mr. Moussa Diarra Secretary General, Ministry of Environment, Sanitation and Sustainable Development | Mali |
| 10. | Ms. Olha Yushkevych Director of the International Cooperation Department, Ministry of Economy and Environment | Ukraine |
| 11. | Mr. Abdulmohsen Nawaf Alshnaif Deputy Chief Executive Officer National Centre for Wildlife | Saudi Arabia |
| 12. | Mr. Siva Kumar Solay Rajah Undersecretary, Biodiversity and Forestry Management Division, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Sustainability | Malaysia |
| 13. | Ms. Freydís Vigfúsdóttir Head of Division, Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate | Iceland |
| 14. | Mr. Suleiman Nasser AlAkzami Vice-President, Environment Authority | Oman |
| 15. | Ms. Sharifah Razack Deputy Executive Director, Environmental Protection Agency | Guyana |
| 16. | Mr. Eavin L. Parry Head of Delegation, Ministry of Environment, Climate Action and Constituency Empowerment | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| 17. | Mr. Cleoface Landry Mabessimo National Biodiversity Coordinator | Central African Republic |
| 18. | Mr. Mohan Heenatigala Director of Biodiversity, Ministry of the Environment | Sri Lanka |
| 19. | Ms. Jeeyoung Kim Director-General, Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment | Republic of Korea |
| 20. | Mr. Karma C. Nyedrup Senior Environment Executive (Director General level) | Bhutan |
| 21. | Mr. Kasonde Henry Mwila Acting Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources | Zambia |
| 22. | Dr. Emmanuel King Urey Yarkpawolo Executive Director and CEO, Environmental Protection Agency | Liberia |
| 23. | Ms. Ilinka Aloric Acting Director General, Directorate for Nature Protection, Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Northern Region Development | Montenegro |
| 24. | Ms. Camilla Lykke Rasmussen Ambassador of Denmark to Georgia and Armenia | Denmark |
| 25. | Mr. Barirega Akankwasah Executive Director National Environment Management Authority
| Uganda |
| 26. | Mr. Dipak Jnawali Joint Secretary Ministry of Forests and Environment, Environment and Biodiversity division | Nepal |
| 27. | Mr. Moustafa Fouda Minister Advisor for Biodiversity Matters, Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency | Egypt |
STATEMENTS FROM OBSERVERS
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No. | Name and Title | Organization |
1. | Mr. Rafael Benitez Director of Social Rights, Health and Environment | Council of Europe |
2. | Mr. Francisco Ramiro Batzín Chojoj Co-Chair | International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) |
3. | Ms. Andrea Morales Rivas Commu Building Coordinator | Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) |
4. | Ms. Maren Benedicte Nystad Storslett Governing Council Member | Sámi Parliament |
5. | Ms. Katia Karousakis Biodiversity Team Lead, Environment Directorate | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) |
6. | Mr. Darío Mejía-Montalvo Executive Secretary | Fund for the Development of the Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean (FILAC) |
7. | Mr. Giulio Centemero President | Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) |
8. | Ms. Fatoumata Bouare Vice President, Chief Risk Officer | European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) |
9, | Mr. Remy Mukongo Shabantu Chief of Staff, Department of Environment, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Rural Development | Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) |
10. | Ms. Yana Gevorgyan Secretariat Director | Group on Earth Observations (GEO) |
11. | Mr. Jerome L. Montemayor Executive Director | ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity |
12. | Ms. Marcela Quintero Tabares Associate Director General | Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT |
13. | Ms. Vania Azevedo Director of the CGIAR Genebanks Accelerator | CGIAR |
14. | Mr. Daudi Sumba WWF Chief Conservation Officer | WWF on behalf of a group of non-governmental organizations (BirdLife International, Conservation International, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL)) |
15. | Mr. Sefanaia Nawadra Director General | Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) |
16. | Ms Sonya Likhtman Chair of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation Public Policy Working Group | Finance for Biodiversity Foundation |
17 | Ms. Eva Zabey Chief Executive Officer | Business for Nature |
18. | Ms. Patricia Fuller President and CEO | International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) |
19 | Mr. Baba Soumaré Deputy Director General, Global Frameworks and Capacity Building | World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) |
20. | Ms. Daphne Yong d’Hervé Head of Delegation | International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) |
21. | Mr. Per Olof Nutti President | Saami Council |
STATEMENTS FROM UNITED NATIONS AGENCIES
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Mr. Venge Nyirongo Chief of Economic Empowerment | UN Women | |